CBEC Invests Principal Commissioners with Powers of Chief Commissioners
IT is nearly two years since the cadre review which has created several posts of Principal Chief Commissioner, Chief Commissioner and Principal Commissioner were created in the CBEC has come into force. But they were not able to fill those vacancies so far. Even today they don't have a single Principal Chief Commissioner. And many posts of Chief Commissioners are lying vacant.
By Office Order of the Central Board of Excise and Customs No. 126/2015, dated 20th August, 2015, CBEC posted several Principal Commissioners as Chief Commissioners.
Can they post a Principal Commissioner as an additional charge Chief Commissioner? Will he then become a Chief Commissioner?
Now the CBEC has issued notifications investing the powers of Chief Commissioner on those Principal Commissioners who have been given additional charge as Chief Commissioners. Were these PCs exercising the powers of Chief Commissioners illegally during the last one month?
Notification No. , Dated: September 18, 2015,
Notification No. , Dated: September 18, 2015,
Notification No. , Dated: September 18, 2015.